I love the Jews. The only intelligent people in the world who know what common sense really is. I'm an earthborn atheist in Australia.

That is what we actually need in the mids of mass narratives from mainstream media; results of research and studies by scientists such as historians both present and ancient ones, geographers, map makers and most importantly geneticists/dna experts to ascertain who actually are children of father abraham now,

אנושיות וחמלה הן ליבת התורה והתלמוד

I love the candor and honesty of Professor Finkelstein. Too bad so few Christians dare tell the truth on their book. "Romans Proves Paul Lied"

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Every time I want to feel spiritually fulfilled, enlightened, and reminded of what decent humanity looks like, I listen to a lecture by Adam Chalom.

Hey I enjoyed the lecture. Around the 30 minute mark, when u were talking about some of the feast of Yahweh, I wanted to know something. There were jews in Elaphantine Egypt in the 5th century BCE, writing to the jews in Jerusalem about helping them build another temple. They only mentioned something about Passover but the passage was more about The unleavened bread. They also never mentioned about Moses nor the anything dealing with the Exodus. So..... A. They either these were jew as that weren't adhering to laws of the torah. B. They had no knowledge of the Torah and that it's blasphemous to make a temple outside of Jerusalem. C. There was no torah, Moses and the Exodus written by the 5th century bce yet.. I wonder, was it ever a real Exodus, or was it a myth to give these ppl an origin story..

Exodus mythological

At best, this presentation was a "total" mishmash. What I heard was noncommitment, appeasement, denial and self hatred.

Honestly - Israel today has trashed Judaism into the trash can of history - no one will trust you guys again about anything.

Poor presentation and not very informative...

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Ancient 🏛 ROME...was 4⭐ miles long and 4⭐ miles wide. 16 square miles_____

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I am waiting to be informed ,and what l get is alot of announcing, digression. The Quran places the Metaphorical Patriach person as living in Egypt ( Not Cannan ) Also since 800 ( +- )year the Songs sung from minaret s have contained verses which tell the Exodus story : " ...Small band of travelers ..." There are simple ways to discredit the ( Circular going...) sequence of events.... of the moment of the Exodus- as a hereditary result of a Man who lived in Cannan. So : God already has the Patriarch living in the Promised Land (?) So youre saying ,God needs to have a Boy kidnapped , and grow up in Egypt ,and his descendants are to become slaves , untill a Man ( Whos story is a Similar- to..) as an infant is found in the Bullrushes...... ect. Not only that , but God will tell him to bang on a rock with a stick in order to " Open the Sea ...( Which in a few minutes will come to resemble a dry ..road...) OK this is what make sure no one ever finds out : Don let anyone ever find out that , ' The Red Sea ' ... ..was ever known by a different name by the Egyptian s.....

Esau was not rejected by his father but he was cheated by his brother and mother

Nice video on the early Humanistic Jewish video. Never seen this before!

My doubts really stem from the fact that ancient Israelite religion was just another form of Semitic Paganism, with EL as the high god (later conflated with YHWH). Only becoming a monotheistic religion for political reasons, to consolidate power. Once you understand the history, it’s hard to believe in the monotheistic Abrahamic god that we know today. That’s not to say there can’t be a divine being(s), just because the Abrahamic god was originally one (or two) pagan gods among a pantheon of other gods. But, it was enough to make me skeptical of the whole idea. I now consider myself Agnostic/Ignostic. I don’t know, and I don’t think it matters

You are such a great teacher. You never fail to delight.

This discussion is epistemological - what is the best way to know divinity. Is monotheism or polytheism the better path to knowledge - neither answer is true, just which is better. Alternatively, the discussion could be onotological - is God real or not? If yes, are there more than one, or not? What is the truth?

I'll take belly dancing and henna over "symbolic fruit" arrangements any day. This is why every organization turns into a dreary slumber party for affluent retirees. Rabbi Chef Ramsey always warns against pretentiousness. Henna and belly dancing are enjoyed by a multitude of Jews in Israel and abroad and are a universal/secular sign of vitality.

9 years old talk by one of the most learned professor of history For only 1000 views It took me 43 years of my life believing in fictional stories Once I heard from yehuda and sand!! I knew no one would know more than these 2

I love Humanistic Judaism. I’m so glad I found you guys ❤ And thank you so much for posting these classes!

Morocco was the first nation to recognize the United States as an independent nation, btw.

Not even 5 minutes into this video and I can hear this guy twisting words. Forget about the word secular for a minute and lets think about the word "practicing' for a minute. I believe if a person is not practicing their religion, they cease to be a member of that religion. A non practicing Jew is a nominal Jew, that is a Jew in name only. They may have the outward appearance of being Jewish, celebrate Jewish religious festivals, eat and dress Jewish on occassion, but if they stop believing in God, and worshipping God , being Jewish is simply becomes a cultural phenonemon.

To be a secular humanist first of all the person believes there is no God and any achievement made in the worldly realm is due entirely to the efforts of human beings. I can not make the connection between being Jewish and being a secular humanist. People who claim to catagorise themselves as such would have to be nominal or lapsed Jews, people who may have started off as Jews, say they may have had Jewish parents etc but somewhere along the line they stopped believing in God. I believe the moment a person stops believing in and worshipping God, they cease to be Jews. So to put it in a nut shell, a person can not claim to be Jewish and a secular humanist at the same time.

Fantastic video filled with a lot of useful information. Thank you.

Excellent. Very informative.

One of my favorite podcasts!

"The Valediction of Moses" and "The Moses Scroll" both have translated the Shapira scrolls found in the later 1800's, and are a much shorter proto-Deuteronomy in the format of an ancient Suzerainty Treaty - Intro, Decrees, Blessings, and Curses - warning "I know the schemes that you devise" at the end. Also, each ends with "I am Elohim, your god." They make perfect common sense. In it, Elohim does not claim to be the only god, but to be the god of gods. How different it used to be! And - icing on the top - the teachings of Jesus in Matthew seem to be retelling the same Standards that were given at Sinai - not as a list, but as a group of teachings that "put legs" to the Original words given by Elohim? Onediscipletoanother and 'Romans Proves Paul Lied".

Sounds like fun, and seasonally apt. Subscribed!

Hi, Gil! I've been listening to your podcast for years now. It's good to see your face. I love your insights into the development of the biblical text.

What great channel.

Dimensional matter of what secular Jews are that provides a entire different sort of take on the tnk that is most enlightening basically a highly political composition

Actually, Yhwh DOES have a biography. He was one of the sons of El. (See Deut. 32:8-9, Dead Sea Scrolls). And when he grew up, he married his mother Asherah. (Archaeology tells us this.) The Jews may not have been as prolific as the Greeks, but they certainly had their juicy stories.

Interestingly enough, a funeral procession in Arabic is Genaza! Thank you so much for your scholarship and work

can anyone, how doesn't believe in god, be a rabbi ??

I keep coming back to this wonderful conversation. Truly a blessing.

No mention of Doja Cat or Drake? 😂 jk

With all due respect, Einstein once said" If you want your children's to be intelligent, tell them stories. If you want them to be really intelligent, tell them even moré stories". I guess, I'm not that intelligent... Still, I agree with Einstein and Spinoza!

Great video! Thank you so much!

Abrahmic ideology followers need to raise more questions . Coz This region has been plagued with war and revenge for centuries.